tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624420178579748556.post5939738493544812715..comments2014-10-07T01:31:46.583+03:00Comments on Parsha'l Thoughts: And Now For Something Evil! - Four Sons Walk Into Paradise part 6Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511343642691365840noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624420178579748556.post-69906020455855755052014-08-09T21:59:35.877+03:002014-08-09T21:59:35.877+03:00Hi Steve,
Yes, I also think one can look at the ...Hi Steve, <br /><br />Yes, I also think one can look at the four sons as four brothers. In the series here, I am going to focus more on a different approach which I alluded to at the beginning, namely that the four sons are actually all the same person. <br /><br />However, yes, the theme of fraternal conflict is a major topic unto itself and is certainly one of the driving themes of the book of Genesis from the time that Cain kills Abel all the way through the story of Joseph which finishes at the end of Genesis. <br /><br />I am in the middle of a series of classes on the story of Joseph. I will be posting links to the recordings of the classes soon, if you&#39;re interested. I start off by mentioning this theme of brotherly strife throughout Genesis and ultimately will show how I see Joseph as the one who tries to put at an end to this sort of conflict that appears time and again over many generations. <br /><br />I may also ultimately pursue this line of thinking about the fours sons as brothers in this series but I have a ways to go to get through the material I&#39;ve already prepared. On the other hand, I an anxious to see how you work that theme into your book. Good luck!Shelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511343642691365840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624420178579748556.post-58228649900851465222014-08-08T19:03:41.543+03:002014-08-08T19:03:41.543+03:00The first sentence of that last paragraph should b...The first sentence of that last paragraph should be &quot;Everyone probably has experienced intrafamily conflict . . .&quot; Sorry for the typo.eightoh9.comhttp://eightoh9.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624420178579748556.post-33625995844042126342014-08-08T18:57:32.670+03:002014-08-08T18:57:32.670+03:00Shel-- I think I’ve told you about the novel I am...Shel-- I think I’ve told you about the novel I am working on “Cain’s Mother-in-Law,” a story of life after you kill your brother. (My wife gave me some good suggestions recently, so I am working on my ninth (and hopefully final) draft.)<br /><br />CMIL will hopefully be just the beginning. I have in mind sequel novels dealing with other pairs of brothers from Genesis, plus maybe one on Moshe and Aaron. I’m interested in the problem of conflict between brothers.<br /><br />So, reading your post today made me think that these four sons are not only sons. They are also brothers to one another. And the problem of the Rasha is exactly the sort of thing that has me interested in the various Genesis brothers. (Maybe I could do a novel about the Rasha! But alas, he may have a long wait until I finish the others.)<br /><br />With the Rasha, we have an expression of exclusion or separateness. And the response is basically “same to you.” The thing that would interest me in this is how the Rasha came to have these feelings? Also, does the community’s quick response reflect a preexisting animosity toward the Rasha? The community did not have to respond in this way. It could have chosen, instead, to embrace the Rasha. Why didn’t they?<br /><br />Everyone probably has the experienced intrafamily conflict in one branch of their family or another. But the problem also has political analogues. You often see the most intense political conflicts between people who seemingly are the closest. Serbs have no beef against the Koreans. Their enemies are the Croats. And North Koreans fight the South Koreans. And I’m sure you see the same dynamic at work closer to home—in Israel and in the United States.<br />eightoh9.comhttp://eightoh9.com/noreply@blogger.com